by seamore | May 3, 2022 | Building a Cape Falcon Kayak
So I’m following Cape Falcon Kayak’s wonderful video course in skin-on-frame kayak building, and it’s coming together fast! I only put in time in the evening after dinner, and it feels SO nice to finally not watch tv and make something in the shop....
by seamore | Mar 1, 2022 | All Things Boaty
Back in 1992, when I SHOULD have been focusing on my first year of graduate school, I decide that if I don’t decide on a boat design I’ll go crazy. So I purchased a set of plans from quirky, respected, Aussie-now-Scottish boat designer Iain Oughtred. I...
by seamore | Feb 28, 2022 | All Things Boaty
OK, I have something to get off my chest. When I was 15 I found a book at the library that changed my life. It was called 53 Boats you can Build, and I read it all summer. In fact, I paid the replacement value to the library because I just couldn’t part with it....
by seamore | Nov 5, 2020 | A Gift Canoe!
So my friend Rolf grew up in New Hampshire and he knows how to paddle a canoe. I didn’t, and I don’t, so when I’m alone in the canoe I find I’m more comfortable with a double-bladed paddle and paddling like a kayak. This canoe in particular is...
by seamore | Mar 15, 2019 | Building a Welsford Navigator
The compartments in the bow are sanded and painted and sealed, and a king-plank is fitted over the bow to support the weight of someone on deck. A samson post through this king-plank is a good place for anchors and tow rope to attach. The foremost compartment has a...
